Selected Experience

Residential work shaped by site, use, and the path to construction.

This portfolio brings together selected project experience and clearly identified design studies. Individual roles have varied by project, from concept development and documentation to permitting, consultant coordination, and construction support.

Sheet A1.0 · Major Residential Remodel & Addition

Foxfield Residence

Originally built in the 1970s and largely unchanged since its completion, the Foxfield Residence was comprehensively reimagined for contemporary family living while establishing a cohesive new architectural identity. A newly structured second floor introduces vaulted ceilings, secondary bedrooms, a primary suite, family room, and laundry. On the main level, two-story volumes and a grand central staircase organize an in-law suite, custom kitchen, home gym, theater, formal dining room, and living spaces connected to the rear grounds through large pocketing steel doors. The regraded site incorporates a covered outdoor living room and kitchen as a natural extension of the architecture, while the expanded garage accommodates three vehicles and dedicated space for an RV or boat.

Location: Southern California
Shown: Design development & visualization

Rear visualization of the Foxfield Residence with pool, covered outdoor living room, and outdoor kitchen

Foxfield Residence kitchen visualization with large island, steel-framed glazing, and custom cabinetry

Foxfield Residence dining room visualization with stone fireplace and adjoining family room

Foxfield Residence dining and family room visualization with integrated aquarium and stone fireplace

Alternate Foxfield Residence kitchen visualization showing custom cabinetry and connection to the covered outdoor kitchen

Sheet A2.0 · Complete Interior Remodel & Residential Update

Garden Estate

Garden Estate is a comprehensive residential transformation designed to bring the home forward into a more refined and contemporary standard of luxury living. The project extended beyond a traditional material update, addressing the interiors as a complete and coordinated environment. The scope included a redesigned kitchen, bedrooms, primary suite, game room, lighting, furniture planning, custom millwork, wall paneling, coffered ceilings, and carefully selected finishes throughout the residence. New architectural trusses were introduced within the primary bedroom to strengthen the character and scale of the vaulted ceiling. Exterior materials were also updated to create a cohesive relationship between the interior and exterior architecture, while a new detached ADU expanded the estate’s flexibility for guests, extended family, or independent living.

Location: Southern California
Shown: Completed residence

Garden Estate custom kitchen with white cabinetry, marble surfaces, and a dark island

Garden Estate living room with coffered ceiling, glass guardrail, fireplace, and coordinated furnishings

Garden Estate primary bedroom with vaulted ceiling, exposed dark trusses, fireplace, and custom paneling

Garden Estate game room with billiards table, bar, sculpted wall finish, and glass stair guard

Sheet A3.0 · Ground-Up Residential

Sunset Plaza

A ground-up hillside residence composed in concrete, warm wood siding, and glass. Inside, an open steel-and-cable stair draws daylight through the full height of the house, while the kitchen, bar, and bath interiors use restrained finishes and graphic tile for contrast.

Location: Los Angeles, California
Shown: Completed residence

Sunset Plaza red entry door and concrete stair detail

Sunset Plaza exterior design visualization

Sunset Plaza upper stair landing with sculptural pendant

Sunset Plaza kitchen with stone island and brass pendants

Sunset Plaza kitchen and graphic tiled bar

Sunset Plaza open steel stair with cable railing

Sunset Plaza bathroom with black and white patterned floor

Sunset Plaza bathroom with geometric tile floor

Sunset Plaza bathroom with circular patterned floor

Sheet A4.0 · Residential Remodel & Addition

Ladbroke Way

A comprehensive remodel and addition that transformed an approximately 8,300-square-foot residence into a 12,660-square-foot estate. The design reorganized and expanded the original house while establishing a more unified exterior composition, larger indoor-outdoor living areas, and a stronger relationship to the pool and landscape. Architectural renderings were used throughout design development to study the massing, proportions, openings, and material direction. The completed photography demonstrates how closely the built residence carried forward that original design intent.

Location: Southern California
Shown: Completed · Design-to-built comparison

Rear design rendering of the Ladbroke Way residence and pool — Design rendering

Completed aerial view of the Ladbroke Way residence — Completed construction

Completed front elevation of the Ladbroke Way residence at dusk — Completed construction

Completed rear elevation and pool at Ladbroke Way — Completed construction

Completed lounge and bar interior at Ladbroke Way — Completed construction

Completed kitchen interior at Ladbroke Way — Completed construction

Completed open-concept living room at Ladbroke Way — Completed construction

Completed indoor-outdoor terrace and pool at Ladbroke Way — Completed construction

Front visualization of the Rambla Vista fire-rebuild residence in Malibu

Sheet A5.0 · Fire Rebuild · Project Coordination

Malibu Fire Rebuild

A current Malibu fire rebuild advanced in collaboration with Via Rosa and the Rebuild Center. Bennett Design Studio took over management of the construction documents, consultant team, and coordination with Building & Safety. By organizing focused city meetings, consolidating technical information, and escalating decisions to the appropriate supervisors, the team secured approval through an initial review, a second review, and a final coordination meeting—avoiding an estimated ten months of additional review time.

Location: Malibu, California
Shown: Current · Approvals secured

Rear visualization of the Rambla Vista hillside residence overlooking the coast

Courtyard visualization of the Madison Club desert residence with reflecting pools and deep roof overhangs

Sheet A6.0 · Conceptual Estate Residence

Madison Club Residence

An 8,300-plus-square-foot, two-story estate study developed to demonstrate the site’s potential as a luxury residential project. The open-concept plan is organized around shaded courtyards, pools, and water features that support passive evaporative cooling and temper the desert microclimate. Deep overhangs and integrated shade structures limit direct solar gain while extending the living spaces into a resort-like landscape. Bennett Design Studio’s role included design development, 3D modeling, construction-documentation support, and coordination of the architectural renderings.

Location: La Quinta, California
Shown: Concept design & visualization

Madison Club backyard visualization with pool, shaded terraces, and desert landscaping

Madison Club interior staircase visualization with sculptural stair and warm wood finishes

Madison Club interior lounge visualization opening toward the desert landscape

Sheet A7.0 · Developer Residence · Site & Concept Design

Stradella Residence

A private residential development study for a newly acquired lot on Stradella. Retained by VPAD as project designer, Tony Bennett evaluated the site and established a design response within the applicable zoning, development, and construction parameters. Multiple massing studies and design iterations were developed to test scale, proportion, and site relationships, with architectural renderings used to refine the composition and evaluate how the residence would sit within its context. The project then advanced into construction documentation before the developer’s construction-management team assumed responsibility for permitting, submittal coordination, and execution.

Location: Beverly Hills, California
Shown: Concept design & construction documents

Rear visualization of the Stradella residence with pool terrace and hillside landscape

Sheet A8.0 · Special Use · Residential Estate

Private Car Museum

A barn-inspired private automotive gallery designed to display, not simply store. Full-height glazed doors make the collection part of the arrival experience, while white board siding and stained timber soften the building’s scale.

Location: Ventura County, California
Shown: Design visualization

Modern coastal home cantilevered above water

Sheet A9.0 · Custom Home

Coastal Residence Study

A site-responsive concept exploring framed views, deep overhangs, indoor-outdoor living, and a strong connection to the landscape.

Location: Southern California
Shown: Concept study

Aerial view of a homestead with fields, gardens, and estate buildings

Sheet A10.0 · Estate & Site Planning

Private Farm & Homestead

A working farm and homestead master plan organizing orchard rows, vineyard plots, greenhouses, gardens, circulation, and support structures around the primary residence.

Location: Southern California
Shown: Planning study

Large residence with white masonry and timber entry

Sheet A11.0 · Residential Design

La Jolla Residence

A residence of more than 7,500 square feet designed to read as one story from the street, while the sloping site reveals a full lower level opening to the rear terrace.

Location: La Jolla, California
Shown: Design visualization

Sheet A12.0 · Accessory Dwelling Unit

Spanish Ranch ADU

Designed for a private residence in a rural Southern California community, this approximately 900-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bath ADU extends the architectural character of the primary residence through a refined California Spanish Ranch vocabulary. A true clay barrel-tile roof, Santa Barbara smooth stucco, rustic timber, board-formed concrete posts, and black steel doors establish the exterior, while limestone, exposed trusses, and a linear fireplace shape the open interior. Construction administration included periodic site visits to review quality, constructability, material transitions, and conformance with the drawings as the design progressed into the built work.

Location: Southern California
Shown: Design, documentation & construction administration

Open ADU living room with limestone, rustic wood detailing, and a linear fireplace — Interior Design

Vaulted ADU great room with contemporary timber trusses and steel-framed doors — Interior Design

Spanish Ranch ADU exterior under construction during a site review — Construction Administration

Spanish Ranch ADU interior under construction showing installed timber trusses — Construction Administration

Feature stair at the Engel & Völkers office with wood treads, cable railings, and glass guards

Sheet A13.0 · Commercial Interiors

Commercial Real Estate Office

A two-level commercial build-out for a real estate brokerage organized around a prominent open stair. Tony Bennett’s scope included preparing the architectural drawings for the stair and coordinating its integration with the surrounding floors, guardrails, and interior construction.

Location: Westlake Village, California
Shown: Completed stair documentation

Toyota of Escondido dealership before the exterior remodel — Before

Sheet A14.0 · Commercial Remodel

Toyota of Escondido

A commercial exterior remodel that replaced the dealership’s aging stucco facade with a cleaner contemporary composition, new ACM panel systems, updated branding, and a more visible street presence.

Location: Escondido, California
Shown: Before & after

Concepts & Studies

Exploring form, material, topography, and outdoor living.

Concept imagery shown for design exploration and visual direction.

Massing studies with solar, wind, view, and topography analysis

Selected Project Sheets

Useful drawings, developed for construction.

Selected sheets from completed project sets demonstrate planning, dimensional control, material coordination, technical detailing, and constructability. Title blocks and project-identifying information have been removed.

Selected enlarged residential floor plan with dimensions, room layouts, keynotes, and construction coordination — Enlarged Floor PlanSelected project sheet · Open full size

Selected residential exterior elevations with material, opening, height, and architectural coordination notes — Exterior ElevationsSelected project sheet · Open full size

Selected residential building sections showing roof, wall, floor, and structural relationships — Building SectionsSelected project sheet · Open full size

Selected fireplace plans, sections, assemblies, and code coordination details — Fireplace DetailsSelected project sheet · Open full size

Selected architectural door schedule with elevations, dimensions, glazing, hardware, and security requirements — Door Schedule & ElevationsSelected project sheet · Open full size

Selected enlarged hillside site plan coordinating topography, additions, driveways, patios, and site constraints — Enlarged Site PlanSelected project sheet · Open full size